The Lord Is More Precious

The Lord is more precious than silver or gold,
More precious than houses or land,
But costly He's not, for His blessings are free
To all who will hold to His hand.

All that He costs me is the surrender of self,
Turning this poor, wretched life o'er to Him
So that He can remake it into what it should be
Instead of what, without Him, it has been.

Now all of this blessing is not without cost,
But that cost is not one whit borne by me,
For the dear Lamb of God paid sin's price long ago
When He died there on Calvary's tree.

It's free for the asking, this so great a salvation,
This marvellous gift of God's grace;
'Twas purchased at Calvary by my dear Saviour's blood
When He died on the cross in my place.

Yes, the Lord Jesus is more precious than silver or gold,
More precious than rubies is He,
But costly He's not, for by grace He is mine,
And His marvellous salvation is free!

a. franklin staples

October 6-7, 1995












Copyright © 1995 by A. Franklin Staples